This shift occurred, in part, due to the departure of her elder sister, Mako (33), who married a commoner in October 2021, relinquishing all her titles and privileges. Princess Kako, the niece of ...

These include activities she took over from her older sister, Mako, who left the imperial family in October upon her marriage to commoner Kei Komuro. Kako’s aide says that she is happy that ...

Six of the official visits were outside Tokyo. In June, Kako succeeded her sister Mako, who left the imperial family after marrying a commoner, as president of the Japan Kogei Association ...

After knowing each other since 2012 and battling through three years of a long-distance relationship, including a 13-hour time difference, Japan’s Princess Mako finally married her college ...